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VILLIAM HENRY RYER, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,449, dated January 27, 1885.

Applicali n filed S|pteniber l2, 1884.

To all whom it uw@ concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. R-YER, of South Bend, in the county ot' St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in plows, particularly to an improvement in the construction of plow-standards and means for locking the same to the beams, the object of the same being to provide a standard,of steel, angle metal, or other strong metal,which shall be particularly adapted to use in connection with a detachable mold-board,landside, and share, and which shall combine lightness, strength, and durability with convenience and small initial cost, a further object being to provide a cap adapted to receive the upper end of the standard and a simple and effect ive device forlocking the standard to the cap and both standard and cap to the beam.

Vith these ends in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will hereinaf'ter be described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my :improved standard and one of the devices for locking the same to the beam in position. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the standard, and Fig. 3 is a bottom View of the cap. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 represent modifica tions.

A represents a sheet of steel, angle metal, or other hard and strong metal bent, pressed, or otherwise formed into angular shape, as shown, provided with a curved flange, a, on one side to receive the mold-board @with the iiange a on theV opposite side to receive the landside y, and with a forwardly-extending portion, at, at the foot of the standard to receive the plow-share z. The parts y, and z are constructed of steel or other hard metal. The flanges a a and the projection a2 are provided with perforations B, suitably arranged and of sufficient number to receive the bolts necessary to hold the mold-board, landside, and point securely thereto. The arch shape (No model.)

the amount of metal employed in its construci tion is reduced to a minimum, and the plow rendered thereby lighter to handle. Furthermore, by forming the standard of a single piece of metal shaped so that it combines iu itself the frog cleat and lug for connecting the mold-board, landside, and share there will be little or no trouble in duplicating parts, as is liable to occur when the common iron standard is used in connection with the separate .pieces io fasten moldboard, landside, and share. with a perforation, b, preferably at its front near the upper end,for the purpose of receiving the locking-hook or other fastening, as will appear hereinafter. A metallic cap, C, somewhat longer and w'iderthan a crssseetion ofthe standard, is provided on its under side with a U-shaped recess, c, which recess is adapted to snugly receive the upper end of the standard. rlhe upper surface of the cap C is preferably flat and either smooth or provided with corrugations or spurs, and is adapted to rest in close contact with thelower side of the beam D. The cap C is also provided with two perforations, d and d', the

former located slightly forward of the center of the cap and the latter near the front end thereof. The perforations are adapted to receive the hook-bolt E, the shank of which eX- tends upwardly through the plow-beam, and is conveniently threadedV at its upper end to receive a draw-nut, e.

The standard is locked to the beam as follows: Pass the point of the hook E through the perforation b in the standard, then place the cap C on the shank of the hook E and pass it downwardly until the upper end of the standard rests in the recess c and the point of the hook passes upwardly through the perforation d' and extends a short distance above the cap. The shank ofthe hook is now passed upwardly through a perforation, F, in the beam, the point of the hook entering a socket, f, in the under side ofthe beam and the draw- The standard A is further provided nut e is turned on the threaded end of the shank, thereby drawing the plate C snugly against the beam and locking the standard to the plate and both standard and plate to the beam.

The above-described manner of securing the standard to the beam prevents the Working of the end ofthe standard in the wood ot the beam, which has hitherto been found objectionable, and also forms a simple and neat locking device.

In the forms represented in Figs. 4 and 5 the upper end of the standard A is bolted or riveted directly to the cap C, or to the flanges formed integral with the cap, and said cap is held snugly in contact with the lower side of the beam by two draw-bolts, G. as shown. In Fig. 6 the standard is cut off liush with the upper edgeof the mold-board, and a curved metal beam extends down the rear of the stand- E ard and is bolted thereto near the upper end, the lower end being bolted to the landside.

It is evident that slight changes may be made in the form and construction of the several parts above described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself strictlyto the construction herein set forth; but,

y Having fully described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

v 1. The combination, with a plow Abeam and standard, the latter consisting of one piece of sheet metal or angle metal formed into shape to receive the mold-board, landside, and point, and provided with a perforation n ear its upper end, of a metallic cap provided with a recess adapted to receive the upper end ot' the standard, and a hook or other bolt adapted to pass through the plow-beam, cap, and standard and lock the cap and standard to the beam, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination,with a plowbeam and a plow-standard, thelatter angular or U-shaped in crosssection, of a metallic cap provided with a recess adapted to snugly receive the end of the standard, and a bolt adapted to pass through the cap, standard, and beam andlock' the cap and standard snugly to the beam, substantially as set forth.

3. 'Ihe combination, with a plow-standard consisting of a sheet of steel formed into angular or U shape in cross-section and arch shape in longitudinal section, of a metallic cap provided with a recess,and a downwardlyprojecting lip or rim adapted to snugly t the upper end ot' the standard, and a hooked bolt adapted to pass through the beam, cap, and standard and securely fasten the cap and standard to the beam, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a plow-beam and a standard angular or U shaped in cross-section, arch shape in longitudinal section, and constructed to combine in itself the functions of a frog lug and cleat for securing the moldboard, landside, and sbhare thereto, ot' a metallic cap,and the bolt adapted to pass through the beam, cap, and standard and secure the cap tothe standard and both cap and standard to the beam, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specicationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER A. FUNK, ALEXANDER RYER. 

